Fusiturris similis (Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838)

Last update: 24 Settembre 2018
Fig.: Sfax, Tunisia. 52.4mm. Pagli A. Coll.

SYNONYMS (Source: WoRMS-World Register of Marine Species):
Pleurotoma balteata Kiener, 1839 (synonym)
Pleurotoma similis Bivona, 1838 (original combination)

DISTRIBUTION:
Central-Western Mediterranean Sea.

REMARKS:
This species is very similar to F. undatiruga. The sculture of both species are different though.

LITERATURE:
-Bivona-Bernardi And., 1838. Generi e specie di molluschi descritti dal Barone Antonio Bivona e Bernardi. Lavori postumi pubblicati dal figlio Andrea dottore in medicina con note ed aggiunte. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per la Sicilia 61: 211-227 [stated date march 1838]; 63: 319-324 [stated date september 1838][also as reprint, 16 pp, 1 pl., tipografia del Giornale Letterario, Palermo], page(s): 225-226 [11 in reprint]; fig. 15

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Fusiturris similis (Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838)
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